UW-La Crosse Leads Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Championship
WHITEWATER, Wis.--Four-time defending champion University of Wisconsin-La Crosse owns the lead following the first of two days of competition at the 2016 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Championship (presented by Culver’s) at Rex Foster Track Complex and Fiskum Field on May 6.
The Eagles have compiled 50 points through the first six scored events. UW-Stout sits in second with 35 points, while UW-Oshkosh is third with 32, UW-Eau Claire fourth with 31, UW-Whitewater fifth with 30, UW-Platteville and UW-Stevens Point are tied for sixth with 26 and UW-River Falls is eighth with four.
Caycee Bean led UW-La Crosse’s first-place effort by winning the javelin with a toss of 121-10.
UW-Oshkosh had a pair of first-place performances by Hannah Kuenzi in the 10,000-meter run with a time of 40:18.70 and Lizzy Abhold in the hammer throw with a fling of 186-0.
UW-Platteville’s Amber Williams captured the long jump for the second straight season with a leap of 18-1 3/4.
UW-Eau Claire’s Tommie Brenner was victorious in the pole vault with a height of 12-8 1/4, while UW-Whitewater’s Amy Kahl won the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 11:17.51. Kahl’s victory in the event is the first in program history for the Warhawks.
Day One Champions
10,000-Meter Run: Hannah Kuenzi (UW-Oshkosh), 40:18.70
3,000-Meter Steeplechase: Amy Kahl (UW-Whitewater), 11:17.51
Hammer Throw: Lizzy Abhold (UW-Oshkosh), 186-0 (56.69m)
Javelin: Caycee Bean (UW-La Crosse), 121-10 (37.13m)
Long Jump: Amber Williams (UW-Platteville), 18-1 3/4 (6.08m)
Pole Vault: Tommie Brenner (UW-Eau Claire), 12-8 1/4 (3.87m)
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